Grover Cleveland High School - Clevelander Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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PORTS RLS' CHAMPION- IIP VOLLEYBALL AM -- STANDING: G. lnsera lCo-Cap- nl, R. Ritter, C. Mo- si, J. Shannon, J. Bartolo, B, Heather iptainl. KNEELING: Aliberti, F. Curro, Panepinto, M. Va- ano, J. La Corte. l BALL-ln spite ot its late season, lleyball enjoyed an enthusiastic season. Senior and junior ms competed for the championship. 308 A, spurred on Captain Barbara l-leather's exhibitions after the games, 1 the Junior-Senior Volleyball Championship by defeating I. The games were characterized by the whistle, the too-high net, and the subs sitting on the bench anxiously waiting to replace the girls who had to rush to work after the first halt. The volleyball season ended with the cham- pionship game, and, with that season closed, we eagerly awaited basketball. BOYS' VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS-P, Tripi, H. Koons, J. Pecoraro, R. Tuzzo, M. Battaglia lCaptainl, M. Rossetti, J. Dasta. 'S' VOLLEYBALL-Again, 35 e past two years, Mr. Spahn's came out victorious in intramural ball, downing Mr. Kuhn's class o straight games by the same . I5-l3. The championship took place on Parents' Night. game develops those qualities sary for basketball. I 7 N

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VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY-In achieving fifth Place in the All-High Run, our team did a remarkable job. The team was composed of three hold-overs from last year- Dick Tuzzo, Dick Lunghino, and Joe Di Figlia-with new faces making up the remainder of the squad. The new boys -Nick Zendano and Anthony Sodaro, freshmen, Mike O'Brien, sophomore, Jim Ferris, AI Spino, Charles Galiano, elle' Hutch' and Sal Christopher, juniors-won letters in the All-High Meet. Joe Zanzano and Sal Zaccagnino, both freshmen, will add to our strength next year. The results of the dual meets were - Hutchinson. INTRAMURAL CROSS COUNTRY-KNEELING: N. Zendano, S. Zaccagnino. STANDING: J. Zanzano, T. Sodaro, A. Caruana. FALL VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY - KNEEL- ing: N. Zendano, V. Ventura, M. O'Brien, S. Zaccagnino, L. Gur- reri, R. Gullo, P. Di Baisi IManagerl. SEC- OND: J. Di Pasquale, J. Zanzano, A. Caru- ana, R. Alessi, D. Gu- glielmo, A. Graziano. THIRD: C. Galiano, A. Sodaro, S. Christopher, R. Tuzzo, J. Ferris, A. Spino, R. Lunghino, Mr. Kuhn ICoachl. FIRST RACE-Bennett, Teck, Grover, Riverside. SECOND RACE-Bennett, Grover, Masten. THIRD RACE-Masten, Riverside and Grover ftiedl, Lafay- ALL-HIGH MEET-Kensington, Bennett, Riverside, Masten, Grover, East, Teck and South Park Itiedl, Lafayette, INTRAMURAL CROSS COUF TRY-This year's meet was won I our freshmen boys, who beat fl juniors by a score of 4I to 45. It the first time that the freshmen ha won the cup. They are Nick Zendar Anthony Sodaro, Joe Zanzano, E Zaccagnino, and Anthony Caruana, I6

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SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS-in Novembefwe we settled down to hard studying, and as we studied, we thought of two highly selected groups of l952 graduates. We were working hard to follow their examples. ln the top group, left to right, we have Adeline Giordano, winner of a full-tuition scholarship to Doyle's Beauty School, Edwin llardo, Sl40O N.Y.S. Scholarship to any college in the state, also partial scholarships to Canisius College and the University of Buffalo, Mary Calabro, N.Y.S. Scholarship, and Joseph Grieco, partial Canisius College Scholarship, Mary CUM S p e c i a l applications the Debate support of 5 u c c essful vote . . . the . . . Grover? HONOR ROLL LEADERS-SEATED: Joe, Frannie. STANDING: Sam, Rose, Don, Salvatore, Nina, Virginia, Anthony. SCHOLARSHIPS AND Ann Saccomando, full S2200 4-year University of Buffalo Scholarship, and Carmela Caruso Kiwanis Club Half-Tuition Scholarship to the Stratford Business School. These scholar- ships are available every year. Each year Grover Cleveland also confers special awards. Names of i952 recipients are given left to right: Mary Ann Saccomondo, Buffalo Panhellenic Certificate and five dollars for scholarship, character, and leadership - also the G.C.H.S. Alumni Medal for Ideal Grover Cleveland Girl, Edwin llardo, Rensselaer Medal for highest 4-year average in mathematics and science -- also American Legion Medal